Bamber Valley Elementary

PTA Meeting Minutes

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March 14, 2017

Open Forum: Family engagement plan was discussed.

Meeting was called to order at 7:07pm. Pledge of allegiance recited. Welcome.

Boards Reports:Secretary’s Report: February meeting minutes reviewed and filed.

Treasurer's Report: Budget and expenses discussed.

  • Need to get a reminder out for the teachers to use the student support funds

Principal:Given by Mrs. Wichmann

  • Last innovator day last Thursday, 3/9. Destination Imagination did a fantastic job. Projects were more challenging, but very age appropriate.
  • Mrs. Wichmann is back from Africa. First grade is studying Africa and she will be giving a presentation to the students. She shared some of her experiences with the group about her trip.

President's Report/Vice President's Report:

  • Mrs. Roellofs has volunteered to be our teacher connection with the school.
  • Nominating committee: A motion was made to amend Article 7 Section 5 in the PTA by laws in regards to the nominating committee.Parts A & B will be removed. The following will now become Section 5: Only those persons who have self-identified their consent to serve if elected shall be nominated for or elected to office.
  • A motion was made to include a past president as an officer of this organization Article VII, Section 1.
  • One open treasure set, one open secretary seat, open vice president seat

Committee Reports

  • Book Drive: This year will we will have a book drive. Kalpa Patel will be leading this effort for Action 100 bins, Hook Book, library etc. This will take place after April 19th.
  • 2/3 Science Night: April 28th 5:30-7:30pm. Hope to be outdoors again.
  • There will be a Zumbro Watershed presentation (they will talk about the Zumbro river and things we can do to help them) followed by kids splitting up and rotating between game, craft and experiment areas.
  • Sign up genius will come out after Spring Break.
  • Please collect the following and drop off will be available closer to Science Night: clean k-cups, grocery paper bags and cardboard egg cartons.
  • 4/5 Fun Night: April 21st, 2017.More information to come.
  • Carnival: Will be May 19th. There will be an auction. More details to come. We are in the process of collecting gently used toys for prizes.
  • Spring Book Fair: Coming up in April. It will be buy one; get one. Scholastic book bundles will be put together again for the auction in May.
  • Box tops: Roughly around $1300 and we have another collection end of May.

New Business

  • Minnesota PTA convention is Saturday April 29th. Lisa went last year and it was very informative. The local PTA will pay for 2 members to go to the convention.

Announcements

  • Next meeting: April 11th.
  • April Open Forum will be on 529 College Savings Plan.

Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 8:09 pm.